Show i I THE HE SALT LAKE TEL U Woman Is Goddess of Liberty L 1 lor Poor Immigrant Children Childrez t b r at i a Y et By JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT DRIFT N NEA EA Service Staff Writer NEW YORK June 23 The The Goddess Goddess God God- dess of Liberty To some she is isa isa a a. lady of ot stone and bronze holding aloft an Incandescent torch over the tho waters of ot New York harbor But to little mUe Immigrant children de detained detained de- de at Ellis island she is a flesh and blood creature with laughing brown eyes ees who knows how to play wonderful games and who stops occasionally tp cuddle a chap when he gets to longing for his mother I It Isn't the big statue In the harbor harbor harbor har- har bor that Is the Goddess of ot Liberty I Mrs Jean Pratt and a of pupils in her Ellis island kinder kinder- garten to these children but a woman who works among them on Ellis Island She is Mrs l Jean Pratt who ever since the close of ot the war reopened the tides of Immigration has been fitting young foreigners to bo be good Americans As many as children children children chil chil- dren representing eight nationalities ties have been under her care at once In the Ellis Ellie island kindergarten which is much as other kindergartens tens with its benches and swings and colored pl pictures tures she teaches them the why and wherefore of ot eyes nose and ears later in the day how to make wonderful crea- crea W ft 3 MORNING JU JUN J JHons Hons from yarn and and building blocks Between times Umes' she dispenses comfort Na Nazas Naza's as a.'s mother is in the hospital A told toM A dozen Sn times Umes a day day Naza Nara must t be e ewell that well soon A her het moth mother will be again and then they will wUl go to the United States Rachel wants to make m ko n a garment garment gar gar- ment for her mother But there Is not enough material for the garment gar gar- ment and Rachels Rachel's Impatience must be restrained until the tho next day Karl Is on n his way waybe from Germany Germany Ger- Ger I many to be bo adopted by an aunt But the aunt has a not yet ret shown n up and ad na v ivari Karls Karl's s German playmates have found gone their Way Karl must be drawing materials and told that some day h he will be a greal great artist to kee keep p his spirits up Even thIs simple comforting has its hazards For children though loving are also Jealous and if It Marie is s given a brighter piece of ot cloth to sew on then Antoinette's heart Is broken i Through aU all these P perUs ri Mrs I Pr Pratt tt has braved d her hr way ay into the tho hearts of th the immigrant rant children lt i i iE B E 24 1923 J First ot of all li she h says s I I i love ve them I speak all of the Latin languages but even if it I spoke nothing nothIng noth noth- ing but English toe tue children would woud still stilt understand They learn to salute the flag and to play All around the tha mulberry mul mul- mulberry berry bush to say Good morning pleasantly to brush their teeth and shine their shoes And whether they come from i Lapland or Sicily the they're re Just the tho same as American children I |